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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30
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lier disastrous fire, last week.
The recent rains have livened up
the wheat fields.
There ought to be a grain com
mmission house in this city.
Good roads are the most urgent
needs of Mason county.
The steamer Waggener is on the
Armstrong Bros. Docks.
Mrs. VIM. Hopkins, of wellston,
Ohio, is visiting friends in this city.
Stern winter is here at last, and
God help the poor.
A brakeman was killed on the K.
& o., near Athens, Ohio, last week.
Bay Bros. new propeller is here
ON the Marine Docks.
Hon. II. R. Howard and wife, of
this city, visited friends in Wheel
ing, last week.
The beautiful snow covered the
ground Monday morning, to the
depth of about two inches.
The labor party do not seem to
have cut much of a figure in the
late elections.
Judging from the displays, our
town will be well supplied with holi
iday goods, this year.
An effort is now being made to
organize a Building Association in
this place.
The public schools of our city got
a two days holiday last week, and
the children were happy.
Why shouldn't the government
erect postofice building in town
like this.
The man who will skin cat and
cut off its tail and sell it for rabbit,
is not fit to live.
The brick work on the new NJ. E.
church is about completed, and rea-
dy for the roof.
Our Southern produce traders are
anxiously awaiting rise in the
Ohio.
Reports from our public schools
are favorable as to the progress the
scholars are making.
We have hustled around lively
this week, for news, but did not get
much.
The blizzard of Sunday night
was a healthy one, and caught the
boys who tarried late.
A town can lie right down by the
side of railroad and die of inact-
ion. Be up and doing.
Mrs. A. a. Hanly, of this city, is
visiting friends in Charleston this
week.
Rev. R. B. Ward is absent at
Wheeling on business connected
with the new q. E. Church.
a number of coaT-needy farmers
were in town this week, and found
great difficulty in getting coal
Two or three fellows were up be-
fore the Mayor, Saturday, and got
the razzie dazzle.
a whole army of quail hunters
went out on Five Mile, Monday
morning.
Miss Mary sterrett, of Five Mile,
was visiting friends in this city, last
Sunday.
A brakeman fell under the cars,
at Hartford City, and was badly
mangled.
The Ohio River Railroad tele
graph line will cross the Kanawha,
on the bridge piers, this week
The REGISTER is the only Office in
the State that furnishes free daily
baths to its employees.
We return thanks to DR.. Barbee,
for favors extended this Office, this
week.
Thirteen acre lots in Mossman's
sub division of Point Pleasant, were
sold last week. Price $500 per lot.
The big fill at the north end of
the Ohio River Railroad bridge is
about finished.
Some very costly suburban resi-
dences will be built here in the
spring.
Hon. Chas. E. Hogg, left for the
city of Washington, last week
His constituents may rely upon his
doing his whole duty.
Two passenger coaches will be
sent around to Huntington this
week, for use on the Ohio River
Railroad.
The Gallipots are hoping for the
o. & N. Railroad. We can tell
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30

PRODUCE ExcHANGE-Isaac N.
Smith, Esq, of Parkersburg, West
Virginia, has bought three lots in
the Extension, and will shortly open
a produce exchange on them. This
is splendid point for such an en-
terprise, and we wish the gentleman
success.
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Ifyou want to buy new suit of
clothes, nice underwear, stylish hat,
or a fne pair of shoes, you can't find
a better place than at ]. Friedman
d Cos.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30

Marion Smith, of the Kanawha
Lumber and Furniture Company,
this city, whose ring finger of right
hand, from severe laceration, had
to be amputated some two weeks
ago, we are glad to chronicle is
again on duty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30
ERAMH BARRETT,
Real Estate Agt,
Point Pleasant, West Va.

pUYs and sells all kinds of property
ID on e5mmission. Taxes paid for non
residents. Large tracts of Virginia and
West Virginia timber and mineral lands
for sale. Correspondence collected on.
fee in Brightss brick block, on river
front, below the Bank. fnov2-tf.
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MARRIED.-On November27, 1887
by Rev. w. w. Ruff, at the residence
of Mr.. Samuel Cheesbrew, in the
Flats, Mr.. Eli Noble and Mrs.
Dilemma Stewart.
By the same, November %, 1887
at the Clerks Office, Mr.. Josiah Nor
veil and Miss jamie Shift.
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a full line of all the latest novel
ties in Holiday goods at Friedman
& Co.'S. Go and see them.
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Robert Schools, aged q years, son
of Mr.. Paul Schools, of Lewis dis
trict, we are panied to learn, is pros
trate upon his bed, suffering with
that fearful malady, consumption,
with but little hopes of 10 overy en-
tertained by his physicians or FAM
ilS-. Robert is one of the best boys
in our county, and we fain would
wish he could be restored to health.
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CAN'T WE GIVE IT TO H1M.-A
gentleman wants to start a large
iron works here, and as one of the
inducements, he wants two acres
of ground donated to him. This
ought to be an easy matter to do.
Who will move in the matter2 The
people are ready to subscribe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30

Meredith Woods, an employee of
the foundry and machine shop, this
city, while forgeing steel bolt last
week, small piece of steel flew off.
striking him about the neck, sever
ing branch of the jugular voin,
and exposing the whole of the main
iugular vein. The hemorrhage was
terrific for awhile, but upon proper
surgical aid Mr.. Woods is now again
on duty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30

sutphin, the popular dry goods
merchant, is out in a bran new ad-
vertisement this week, announcing
his splendid stock of goods, and his
Christmas fxings. He is q square
man, and whatever he tells you you
can rely upon. When ont shopping
don't forget his mammoth store, for
there you can find everything you
need, from paper of pins upsto the
most costly fabric. If you contem-
plate getting married and going tc
housekeeping, he can fit yon out
in full.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30

WILLIAM IUsT's CoLT-We copy
the following from the Pomeroy
Ohio, Telegraph, of November 23d
which will be of interest to many
persons in Mason county:
"The center of attraction among
horse men on Second street the
past week has been William Lust's
three-months-old Highland CHIEF
colt. He brought it in from the
country last Thursday, and it is a
daisy-thought by many to be the
best colt in the county. DIR. Hysell
thinks so, for one, and he took All
men into the stable Saturday to see
it. These figures correspond with
the notches cut on the window frame
by our job printer every time he
saw the doctor take man in Sat
urday and say: 'sAin't it daisy2''
Mr.. Lust thinks good deal of the
colt, too, and took it into the hotel
Office on the second floor Saturday
evening to show off it's good quail
to the guests.
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NEW ENrrRpR1sE.- Jamese Came

4
hart, Esq. has been induced by
some of our enterprising citizens to
lay off in building lots that part OF
his land lying above the Round
House and between the Ohio River
Railroad and the Ohio RIVER
Chiefly Interested and instrumental
in this division is DIR. 3. ]. Moss
man, who takes a lively interest in
all kinds of improvements and pub
lie enterprises, and in his hands Mr..
Capehart has placed the plat and
given him authority to make sales.
DIR. Mossman has already sold
thirteen acres, bnt three or four
acres remain unsold. These lots
are admirably located for residence,
being high and far above the high
est water known in this locality.
Streets fifty feet wide and railroad
crossings of ample width have been
provided and located. Purchasers
are now getting ready to build, CON
tracts have been let, and this week
will find material ON the ground for
several houses of good size. We
heartily endorse this enterprise, and
congratulate those of our friends
who have invested their money in a
home.
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Special Columissfoner,s sale Of
"a Valuable Farm.
John Lemaster. ed an.

John McCabe and B. Gilmore, Admits
traitors of James McCombs, deceased.
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Hon. James B. Menager, of this
city, will deliver an address before
Trinity Gould, at Parkersburg,
West Virginia, Thursday night
next.
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A. Bro Hoa.-Last week Hon. a.
G. Eastman, of Five Mile, butchered
a two year old hog, that dressed
SOB pounds. Is there any farmer
in the county who can report any
thing approaching this huge pork
err.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30

We ask your undivided attention
to the advertisement of Bryan &
Young, the lively and energetic
young grocers, which appears in
this issue. They are not behind in
their display and sell at bottom
prices.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
TOOK DESPERATE CHANCES.
a Heroic Chicago Officer Saves Two
Ladies From Death.

4 Heroic Chicago Officer Saves Two
Ladies From Death.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 3O.-Policeman
s. G. Steele, who stands at the Union
Depot, corner of Adams and Canal
Streets, is the hero of that vicinity.
Steele was standing near that corner,
this morning, when he saw a carriage
coming down the street at break neck
speed, with two ladies inside, scream
ing in fright. The bridge was open.
and ii the mad animal was not
stopped the carriage would be carried
into the river and the ladies drowned.
The officer took in the situation at q
glance, and moment later was hang
ing to the bits of the horse as it
dragged him toward the river. A few
feet from the bridge the Lorse was
stopped, and the ladies, who we-e Mrs.
Isaac Woolf, wife of g. West Side
ciothier, and her sister, Mrs. Speigle,
were taken home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06

THE Union Labor party, of La
! Crosse, renomipated DR.. Geo. Powell
for mayor.
A CIGAR STAND in the capitol at
Madison was robbed of ST and g.
quantity of cigars.
EAU CLAIRE Prohibitionists nomi-
mated q full city ticket, headed by DR..
Charles Alexander for mayor.
FIRE destroyed the buildings on the
Michelscheck property at Egg Harbor.
Very little of the household goods
were saved There was insurance
amounting TO $3.50 on the property.
JACOB HENRY, a boy of Il, pleaded
guilty at Eau Claire on the Goth, to
throwing vitriol at J. G. Fowler, q mu.
stefan. Fowler was passing aiong g.
dark street when the boy slipped up
behind him and threw the vitcioi,
which burned Fowler's clothes, but
did not seriously injure him. The
offenders youth and the fact that he
did not realize the dangerous nature
OF vitriol and threw it with no motive
but mischief, caused the Judge to
make his sentence only eight days in
jail.
THOMAS DoUGHERrY, alias Connors,
burglar and ex-convict known to
the authorities all over the north
west and who had served terms in the
Michigan and Minnesota penitenti-
aries was arrested few days ago fer
burglary aG the residence Of Andrew
Stensaas, Eau Claire, and brutality
beating that gentleman with the butt
OF q revolver. Dougherty was brought
before Judge Bundy in the circuit
court, and pleaded guilty to the
charge of burglary and was sentenced
to five years IN Waupun penitentiary.
He had been operating recently in
Ashland and other towns in northern
Wisconsin and was in the habit of
openly Boosting of what he called his
profession. He is about 20 and came
originally from Iowa. He has re-
spectacle relatives in Minneapolis.
OLE OLEsoN, of La Crosse, was as
saulted and knocked down by sand
baggers. He escaped with his money.
The Lake View House in Hudson
was entirely destroyed by fire, togeth-
or with q large portion of it's contents
Loss about 5000; insurance from
$4,000 to $4,000. The fire broke
out in the kitchen, and is said to have
been caused by the explosion of g.
lamp.
ONE thousand car loads of lumber
were shipped from La Crosse during
the winter.
Hay is 80 scarce In Door County
that in some of the towns it readily
commands 500 ton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06

New YORK, March 3O.-The will OF
the late James B. Eads, of St. Louis,
was presented for probate in the sur.
rogate court to-day. After directing
that all his just debts be paid, he
bequeaths to his wife and five daugh-
ters, Mrs. GenevieveE U dsdell, Mrs. AIDE
laide e. Hazard, Mrs. Eliza E. Howell,
Mrs. Estelle McHenry and Mrs.
Martha s. Switzer equal portions
upon all the profits upon the pay
ments to be made by the United
States government for maintaining
the jetty channel at the mouth of the
Mississippi, after deducting one TWEEN
ty-fifth part for Mrs. Ward, of At
lanta, Ca, widow of G. w. r. Bayley.
Out of the first half of the $1,000
600 to be paid him by the
United States for maintaining the
jetties he bequeaths $45, OOOto James
Andrews, of Allegheny City, Pa, and
$4,000 to the widow Of w. Minor
Roberts; also one-half of $4,000 to
Mrs. Barton Bates and one-half of
$26,281 to Mrs. w. Bayley. He be-
queaths to the widow of his former
partner, VIM. Nelson, of St. Louis,
$4,000 and interest of the first
100000 to be paid by the United
States when due. Until then she is to
received her pro rata 5 per cent. as
it is paid by thegovernment. Besides
his compensation for services on the
work at the jetties, j. A. Ubsdell, SON.
in-law of the deceased, is given $1O,-
900 to be paid out of the first
100000 and like amount out
of thesecond half. To James E. Howe,
e. M. Henry and Edward M. Switzer,
other sons-in-law, are given each
81, 900 out of the $685. 900 held by
the government, one-half OF the prin-
cipal to be paid by the government
out of each 100000. The balance
of the million is bequeathed to his
wife and daughters. Five thousand
dollars each is given to Adelaide
Hazard and to Mrs. Eliza de Lauvel,
of Paris, sskinswoman;" to cousin,
Mrs. Eliza J. Dillon, $4,000; to a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Susan Stevens,
$1,000; to cousin, Fanny @. B.
Miller, $500 yearly during her life.
These requests are to be paid
out of the above fund except
Mrs. Miller's, which will come after
the first payment from the rent of the
testator's warehouse. To each grand
child and each son-in-law is be-
queathed one share of the stock of the
Eads Construction Company, and
Mrs. Hazard is given four shares with
any interest carried with them in the
ship railway. The balance of the stock
held by the testator is to begiven one
half to his wife and the other half di-
vided equally between Mrs. Howe and
Mrs. Switzer. His real estate is to be
divided equally between his wife and
Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Switzer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06

ATLANTA, Ca, April 1.-The recent
burglaries which have created such a
sensation throughout the state turn
out to have been engineered by the no.
torious fur robbers. who first came into
notice in Cleveland, o., last January,
and who subsequently murdered Off
Ger Hulligan on the train near Ra.
VIENNA in that state. One OF the burg
lars, Pat Hanley, is in Hail County
jail desperately wounded, while an
other is confined in Worth County jail
in the same condition. About March
/, six strange men visited
Atlanta where they were at once
Swallowed by the police. They soon
perceived they were watched and dis
appeared, no one knew where. A week
later g systematic series of burglaries
began in two directions. Within three
weeks dozen different towns were
visited and plundered. The sum total
of money secured is thought to be
over $4,000. The men worked In
two gangs. Finally in an ARRAY at
Harmony Grove, Hanley was shot
and captured He has said he would
plead guilty when his case was called.
The photograph of Hanley has been
sent to J. W. Schmidt, superintendent
OF police at Cleveland, o. There is no
Ioubt about his being one of the men
and that the other three are Charles
Morgan, Billy Harrington and Mat
thew Kennedy. Last week the sher.
ifs of three counties organized party
to hunt down the other gang. Coming
upon the burglars at Baconton, they
had a battle, in which Sheriff Hurst
was severely wounded, as was one of
Uhe burglars. The news Is that the
wounded burglar was run down in
Worth County, and is now in jail in
that place. There are men here from
Ohio conversant with the history of
me gang who are positive that they
ere the fur robbers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
DEATH IN A WORKSHOP.
Five Men Fatally Scalded by Escapin
Steam.

Five Men Fatally Scalded by Escaping
Steam.
ERIE, Pa, April 1.-The boiler de-
partment of Nagle's engine works was
the scene of q frightful accident late
yesterday afternoon in which five men
were the victims. A boiler was being
tested by Patrick Kelly, the shop in
spector. Near him were several en-
ployes. E.. l.. Sturtevant, the inspec-
tor in the employ of the Hartford
Boiler Insurance company, who re-
sides in Cleveland, and who had come
with a Niles manufacturer to buy
machinery, stepped around to the fire
box to witness the test. At
that instant a rivet in the fue
sheet brace gave way and the seeth-
ing contents of the boiler rushed
out. striking Sturtevant in the face
and parboiling him from head to foot.
Patrick Kelly was struck on the head
and enveloped in q torrent Of steam
and water; William McCloud was
scalded from his shoulders down:
EOAOu1A w 1l15M murphy WdS III
jured about the arms, and William
WEIGH was scalded and severely in
jured about the back. The apart
ment was 80 filled with steam the
victims could not be rescued until
their flesh was parboiled. Their
shrieks were heartrending. All were
taken to ST. Vincent's Hospital:
Kelly, who is aged about 35, and has
g. wife and children, is dying. Sturte-
want cannot recover, and Nc
Cloud is in an extremely
critical condition. Several other
employees were knocked down by the
force of the explosion, but received no
serious injuries. There is not a spot
on Kelly's body as large as the palm
of the hand that is not raw. Nc
Clouds chest, abdomen and legs are
frightfully scalded, while the skin is
all blistered off Sturtevant's face,
neck, chest. arms and back. Thephy-
stefan in charge has just made trip
to the hospital, and reports Kelly and
Sturtevant failing, while McCloud
seems to be il anything little inn
proved. It is hard to place the re-
sponsibility of the accident.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
MANNING MAY DIE.

The Ex-Secretary's Friends Have Little
Hope of His Recovery.
NEW YORK, April LA Washington
special to the Post says: GA gentle
man in this city, who has had especial
reason to interest himself in the con-
ditiop of Secretary Manning's
health, mas received personal adj
vices from England confirm
ing the worst reports yet
published. His informant asserts
that the ex-secretary was not only
not improved by his voyage, but is de-
cidedly worse to-day than he was
before ne sailed, worse even than when
he landed in England. His friends
have little hope of his recovery"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06

An Insane Man Causes Excitement In o
New York Theater.
NEW YORK, March 31.-A scene of
excitement occurred in the last act of
the performance of "Pa" by Sol Smith
Russell and his company at the Brook
Ign Park Theater, last evening. One
of the actors was dancing an uproar-
ious jig when g. spectator suddenly
left his parquette seat and passing
through an empty box sprang upon
the stage and joined in the dance with
many violent gestures. His excited
manner and contortions gave evidence
of sudden insanity. He was seized by
the police and locked up. His actions
created considerable excitement among
the spectators.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
SHOT BY MEHECARS,

A United States Army Of1cer Killed in
Southern Texas.
Rio GRANDE CRY, Tex, March 80.
Corporal Boyer and another soldier
were approached by four Mexicans on
the government reservation at Fort
Ringgold On the evening of the Goth.
One Mexican opened fire, shooting
Boyer just over the heart. He fired
agsin to make sure of his man, but
nlissed. The other soldier hastily re-
turned the first shot. Three Mexicans
were arrested last night on suspicion,
and tbs surviving soldier declares
himself able to identify the assassins.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06

the hour, flying repeatedly so violent
ly against the glass as to knock him.
self backward in the air, from whence
he would return with increased vio-
lence and vim until he would have to
rest, with his wings dragging, his
mouth open, and his sides painting.
After resting awhile he would pick up
a small gravel stone in his bill and re-
new the attack, striking the glass with
the gravel with all the impetus his
wings could give him, and thus he
would continue until completely ex
ha1sUed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
DEADHEAD ADVERTTSING.
Cincinnati Newspapers Discontinue Rail
road Free-Lists.

Cincinnati Newspapers Discontinue Rail-
road Free-Lists.
CINCINNATI, O., April 1.-The Gin
cinnati newspapers appear to-day
without the customary column giving
the time of the arrival and departure
of trains This is in accordance with
q proposition made by thenewspapers
jointly in view of the stoppage of
passes to stopthe free publication of
matter for the benefit of the roads,
but to accept tickets in payment for
all advertising. The railroads replied
accepting the proposition for adver-
tisements which they should order,
and intimating that the daily publ
cation of time tables should not be
REGARDED as an advertisement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
LANDS FOR INDIANS.

Enforcement of the New Severalty Land
Act.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 31.-The
President to-day directed the allot-
ment of lands in severalty to the In
dams on the Warm Spring reserva-
ton in Oregon. This is the first
action taken under the Indian land
severalty act which was passed by
the last congress. Under it's pro-
visions, the surveyor general of Ore
gon will have surveyed land to
give to each head Of family 100
acres; each single person over 18 years
of age 80 acres; to each orphan under
18 years of age, 80 acres, ard to each
other single person under 18 years of
age, 40 acres. This distribution is
made 80 males and females alikes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06

AN eighteen-year- young man of
Richie County, Indiana, fell i'll with
measles. His grandmother, anxious
to effect speedy cure and "bring
them OUT" placed him between two
ticks of feathers. with hot stones at
his feet and live sheep along side
him. He died.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
WILL GO TO CLEVELAND.

The Men Who Murdered One Of1cer and
Dangerously Wounded Another, In
Rescuing 3 Companion, Hunted Down
in Georgia-Two of the Gang Shot
Extensive Robberfes Near Atlanta-N0
Doubt of the Identity of the Men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06
TAKE THE OATH.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
ers Sworn In.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81
Messrs. Cooley, Morrison, Schoon.
maker and Walker, OF the Interstate
commerce commission, visited the In
terror Department, this afternoon and
took the usual oath of Office. Mr..
Bragg, who did not reach Washington
until this afternoon, appeared later
and was sworn in.